Quinlin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KWIN-lun
- Origin
- Irish
Quinlin is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Quinlin come from?
Irish: spelling of Quinlan; Irish surname O Caoinnealain
Meaning borrowed from Quinlan.
Is Quinlin a girl's or a boy's name?
Quinlin is a boys' name.
How popular is Quinlin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Quinlin in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Quinlin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Nicknames for Quinlin
- Quin 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Quinlin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Keegan, Aiden, Declan, Teagan, Finn, Kayden, Ronan, Brogan, Deegan, Kian, Brennan
Names related to Quinlin
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Quinlin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/quinlin, updated 20 October 2026.